Definition of "cannon" []

• A large mounted weapon that fires heavy projectiles. Cannon include guns, howitzers, and mortars. (noun)
• The loop at the top of a bell by which it is hung. (noun)
• A round bit for a horse. (noun)
• Zoology The section of the lower leg in some hoofed mammals between the hock or knee and the fetlock, containing the cannon bone. (noun)
• Chiefly British A carom made in billiards. (noun)

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• "Once the cannon is aimed properly and fired, the cannonball hits the ship on its own, driven solely by the laws of physics."
• "Am i the only one to notice where the cannon is aiming?"
• "August 5, 2009 12: 22 PM wonder how they will cost out areas with no home delivery, as we have in cannon beach?"